Joseph Depew

Joseph Depew (July 11, 1912 – October 30, 1988) was an American television director and producer and actor.

Career

Born in Harrison, New Jersey, Depew began his career as a child stage actor at the age of three. He was influenced by his mother, also a stage performer. He later worked as a second unit director or an assistant director in 22 films and 26 television series episodes. He was a unit director in six The Beverly Hillbillies episodes, an actor in 14 films, an assistant producer in 11 episodes of The Bob Cummings Show and a production manager in one movie.

Personal life and death

Depew was married to Dorothy Depew. They had eight children: David, Judy, Donald, John, Joan, Deb, Jim, and Diane. On October 30, 1988, Depew died at the age of 76 in Escondido, California.

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1912 births

1988 deaths

People from Harrison, New Jersey

Male actors from New Jersey

American male child actors

Film producers from California

American male silent film actors

American male stage actors

American male television actors

Television producers from California

People from Escondido, California

Film directors from California

20th-century American male actors

20th-century American businesspeople

Film directors from New Jersey

Film producers from New Jersey

Television producers from New Jersey